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Coronavirus claims 74 people in Banke so far



BANKE: A total of 74 people have their lives so far due to coronavirus infection in Banke district.

The deceased include 36 from Banke and 38 from other districts, according to Naresh Shrestha, the District Health Office Banke’s resource person.

He said that the deceased were 14 women and 22 men of Banke and 10 women and 28 men from other districts while being treated at hospitals in Banke.

The coronavirus infected patients from Lumbini State as well as Karnali and Sudupaschim States are being referred and treated at the Teaching Hospital Kohalpur and Nepalgunj-based Bheri Hospital.

Hospital sources said that the condition of 47 out of 107 patients admitted to various corona treatment special hospitals are critical.

Shrestha maintained that 35 patients undergoing treatment at Bheri Hospital Nepalgunj and 12 being treated at Teaching Hospital Kohalpur are reeling under critical condition.

As many as 3,601 people have been so far infected in Banke while the number of infected recovered from the virus is 3,318.

Publish Date : 17 November 2020 12:41 PM

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